Wednesday, October 21, 2015

autumn hiking

I think I forgot that I was back to blogging. Oops! It's been a month since I was in this space, and it just occurred to me yesterday, "hey, we're doing stuff around here, and I've not thought once to blog about it!" Mostly, we're taking advantage of the gorgeous fall weather and getting outside. Two weekends ago, Paul's aunt and uncle came down from NY for a visit, and we spent Sunday afternoon hiking at Hanging Rock State Park, which is only about 45 minutes from our house. The day was practically perfect in every way, and exactly what we needed after nearly 2 weeks of rain.

This past weekend was much cooler than the weekend before, but we braved the freezing temperatures and met friends at Crowders Mountain State Park. Crowders Mountain is about a 2 hour drive from our house, but between us and our friends' house. A great day trip for both of us. We chose the shortest trails since we had little ones in tow. They were troopers and hung in there for both of the short trails near the lake. We also played by the lake, skipping rocks and muddying sneakers, and picnicked near the lake, even cooking hot chocolate on the little camp stove. The best way to spend such a lovely autumn day!

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About Me

I'm Joy, wife to Paul, stay-at-home mom to Elizabeth (15) and Finn (9), and stepmom to Paulie (16) and Philip (13). I blog at An Art Family to remember their childhood and to make sure I get plenty of pictures of it in the process. I blog at The Book Children to satiate my love of discussing the hundreds of children's books I consume each year. We spend our days painting, drawing, reading, digging in dirt, walking in nature, stretching our imaginations, trying to enhance learning and creativity at home in a natural way, and then reading some more.